# Accident 19811003065259A: Cessna TR182, Lake Geneva, WI, October 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1981, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lake Geneva, WI
- Airport: Playboy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5825° N, 88.4268° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Geneva, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5825&lon=-88.4268&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736WH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N736WH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Reported engine: LYC O540L3C5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 217 total, 23 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DEP04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DEP04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811003065259A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE STEERING COLLAR BROKE AT WELD ON LANDING ROLL. LOST STEERING CONTROL OFF INTO DITCH ADJACENT TO RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI82DEP04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DEP04), Oct 3, 1981: Cessna TR182 (N736WH), Lake Geneva, WI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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